Don't cry over spilled milk

Meaning: Don't worry about things that have already happened.

Origin: English proverb from the 17th century.

Translations

• French: Ce qui est fait est fait (literally: What is done is done)
• Spanish: A lo hecho, pecho (literally: To what is done, chest)
• Japanese: 覆水盆に返らず (Fukusui bon ni kaerazu) (literally: Spilled water doesn't return to the basin)

More proverbs about Wisdom

• A penny saved is a penny earned — Saving money is just as valuable as earning it.
• Easy come, easy go — Things obtained without effort are easily lost.
• The proof is in the pudding — Results speak louder than promises.
• Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it — Ignoring past mistakes leads to repeating them.
• The early worm gets eaten — Being first isn't always advantageous — sometimes it's risky.
• Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater — Don't discard something valuable while getting rid of unwanted things.

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